PETERSBURG, Va.- The Chowan Volleyball team had their 2017 season come to a close in the CIAA Semifinals as the Hawks fell to Winston-Salem State 3-0 on Saturday evening.

THE BASICS

FINAL | Chowan 0, Winston-Salem State 3 (20-25, 21-25, 21-25)

RECORDS | Chowan 16-12, Winston-Salem State 21-7

LOCATION | Petersburg, Va. (Multipurpose Center)

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

Senior Brittany Tschida paced the Hawks with seven kills.  Milica Vejnovic and Kayla Gates tallied six and five kills respectively.

Karisa Patterson ended her career with a double-double notching 13 digs and dishing out 20 assists.  Bailey Zavala led the Hawks with 16 digs, while Alyssa Born recorded 11 digs.

HOW IT HAPPENED

First Set: Chowan 20, Winston-Salem State 25

The opening set featured a back-and-forth style early as the score was tied at 8-all.  The Rams moved out in front until Bailey Zavala dropped in a kill.  Alyssa Born recorded a kill before a WSSU error cut the deficit to 12-11.

WSSU once again pushed ahead slightly before another run allowed the Rams to lead 21-15 forcing a timeout by the Hawks.

Self-inflicted errors allowed the Hawks to gain momentum.  Milica Vejnovic ended the rally with a kill, but the Rams took the opening set 25-20.

Second Set: Chowan 21, Winston-Salem State 25

The second set featured 16 ties with either team gaining more than a two point advantage.  After a timeout trailing 19-17, a WSSU service error and a kill by Kayla Gates knotted the set at 19-all forcing a timeout by the Rams.

The Rams would find the final six points in the set to take the set 25-21.

Third Set: Chowan 21, Winston-Salem State 25

Much like the previous two sets, the third was no different as the two teams battled back-and-forth.

Trading points through the middle of the set, WSSU gained the advantage as the Hawks made three straight miscues to allow the Rams to lead 21-17.

Two blocks and a kill by Karisa Patterson closed the gap to one, 21-20 late in the set.  The Rams notched three kills in the final five points to take the set and match to advance to the CIAA Championships.

UP NEXT

Chowan finishes the season with a 16-12 overall record and their eighth CIAA Northern Division Title in nine seasons.  The senior class of: Karisa Patterson, Brittany Tschida, Bailey Zavala, Makayla Castro, and Sydney Bell became the second class to win four straight Northern Division Titles.